This is mildly off-topic, but I'm logging accesses to my application when people login. I'd like to convert the IP string (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) returned by the HttpRequest to an unsigned integer. Before I write one, I wondered if anyone had a handy library routine for that. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA. -- Custom Software ~ Technical Services. -- Tel 716 737-3463. -- http://www.husted.com/about/struts/